one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
river; stream; River; the ... river
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
long-awaited; long-waited-for; waiting impatiently
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
departure; leaving; setting off
to be worried; to be grieved; to pine for
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
alone; by oneself; on one's own
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
hierarchy of samurai, farmers, artisans, and merchants in Edo society
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
two persons; two people; pair; couple
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to face; to go towards; to head towards
same; similar; (just) like; equal
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
craftsman; artisan; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
while; during; while; although; all; both